Obrenovac

Obrenovac Обреновац
—  Municipality and Town  —
Serbian Orthodox church
Coat of arms
Location of the municipality of Obrenovac within Serbia
Coordinates: 44°40′N 20°13′E / 44.667°N 20.217°E / 44.667; 20.217
Country	Serbia
District	Belgrade
Settlements	29
Government
- Mayor	Željko Jovetić (DS)
Area[1]
- Municipality	411 km2 (158.7 sq mi)
Population (2002 census)[2]
- Town	23,620
- Municipality	70,975
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	11500
Area code	+381 11
Car plates	BG
Website	www.obrenovac.rs

Obrenovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Обреновац, pronounced [ɔbrɛ̌ːnɔv̞at͡s]) is a town and municipality located in Serbia at 44°40′ North, 20°13′ East. Its name stems from last name "Obrenović" which in turn stems from name "Obren" in Serbian language. In 2003 the municipality has total population of 75,949. Obrenovac is one of Belgrade's 17 municipalities.

Obrenovac is situated 30 km south-west of Belgrade near bends of the river Sava to the north. The river Kolubara flows to the east of the town on its way to join the Sava.

There is a coal-fired power station on the outskirts of the town; its chimney is widely visible as the surrounding area is generally flat.

There is a green market in the centre of the town, and also flea market (as of August 2006) to the south of the town on the Valjevo road. The most famous football club from Obrenovac is FK Radnički Obrenovac; its stadium is beside the Belgrade road. Some of the housing areas in the town are Topolice, Rojkovac, Dudovi and Stočnjak. The oldest school in the town is found next to Topolice. It carries the name of Jovan Popović. The school was built by Miloš Obrenović.

International cooperation

Obrenovac is twinned with following cities and municipalities^[3]:

• Kumanovo, Republic of Macedonia
• Staré Mesto, Slovakia

See also

• List of cities in Serbia
• Obrenović Dynasty (Serbian Kings)
• Subdivisions of Belgrade
• List of Belgrade neighborhoods and suburbs

External links

• Municipality of Obrenovac
• Invest in Obrenovac Serbia, Investment & Business Promotion Project
• The Youth Coalition of Obrenovac
• Obrenovac information on the official city page
• Moto Club Obrenovac Serbia

References

1. ^ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. http://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/axd/en/Zip/OG2006webE.zip. Retrieved 2010-11-28. 
2. ^ (in Serbian) Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Statistical Office of Serbia. 2003. ISBN 86-84443-00-09.  May be downloaded from: [1]
3. ^ [2] Stalna konferencija gradova i opština. Retrieved on 2007-06-18.